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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2012

Egypt, 2012
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Reference ID
EGY_LFS_2012_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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Labor Force Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets
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May 31, 2016
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    HH-V1
  • Egypt 2012-LFS
    IND-V1

Reason for not seeking a job during the reference period (NOTSRCH_R)

Data file: Egypt 2012-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 196248
Valid (weighted): 43664126.459
Invalid: 174042
Invalid (weighted): 38862680.712
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 182
End: 183
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2099

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Failed to find a suitable job 40 8852
0%
2 Lack of experience/qualifications 5 1105
0%
3 Lack of jobs matching personal skills or occupation 0 0
0%
4 Lack of jobs with suitable wages 0 0
0%
5 Considered too young or too old by prospective employers 0 0
0%
6 Race/sex/religion discrimination 1 254
0%
7 Lack of infrastructure (assets roads/transportations) 0 0
0%
8 Lack of employment services 0 0
0%
9 Lack of social relationships 21 4728
0%
10 Refusal by family 15 3240
0%
11 Do not know effective ways for job searching 62 13533
0%
12 Believed that no suitable job exists 90 19633
0%
13 No jobs are available 0 0
0%
14 Tired of looking for work 30 6694
0%
15 Full time student 97445 21703612
49.7%
16 Homemaker/housewife 72057 15935254
36.5%
17 Pensioners/retired/disabled 21703 4914246
11.3%
18 Have income/revenue/means 0 0
0%
90 Others not elsewhere classified reasons 4779 1052977
2.4%
99 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 174042 38862681
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
For the "inactive" in the working age population, this variable should identify the main reason for which the individual is not searching for a job.
Universe
Inactive individuals aged 6+
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook

Imputation and derivation

Coder instructions
Original survey variable recoded/renamed (Ref: Data dictionary.pdf)

Others

Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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All reasons are provided by the inactive individuals who are not working nor seeking a job because of discouragement or due to any of the known reasons of inactivity.



COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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